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词条 Abrota ganga
释义

  1. Range

  2. Description

  3. Subspecies

  4. See also

  5. References

{{Italic title}}{{Taxobox
| name = Sergeant-major
| image = AbrotaGanga219_1.jpg
| image2 = AbrotaGanga219_1a.jpg
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Lepidoptera
| familia = Nymphalidae
| subfamilia = Limenitidinae
| genus = Abrota
| genus_authority = Moore, 1857
| species = A. ganga
| binomial = Abrota ganga
| binomial_authority = Moore, 1857
| synonyms =
  • Abrota jumna Moore, [1866]
  • Abrota pratti Leech, 1891
  • Abrota pratti candidii Wileman, 1911

}}Abrota is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. Its only species is Abrota ganga, the sergeant-major.[1]

Range

It is found in Sikkim, Bhutan, Abor Hills, Naga Hills, Burma, western China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Guangdong and Shanxi.[2][1]

In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as not rare.[2]

Description

{{Entomology glossary hatnote}}

The sergeant-major is 70 to 90 mm in wingspan.[2]

The male sergeant-major is tawny with dark bands. The upper hindwing has four bands, of which the central two are well-separated in the wet-season form and nearly united in the dry-season form.[2]

The female is dark brown with dusky tawny bands. The upper forewing has a streak in the cell with a spot beyond while the upper hindwing has two tawny bands.[2]

Subspecies

  • Abrota ganga ganga (Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Metok)
  • Abrota ganga formosana Fruhstorfer, 1909 (Taiwan)
  • Abrota ganga flavina Mell, 1923 (China: Guangdong)
  • Abrota ganga pratti Leech, 1891 (western China: Sichuan, Yunnan)
  • Abrota ganga riubaensis Yoshino, 1997 (China: Shaanxi)

See also

  • List of butterflies of India (Limenitidinae)

References

1. ^"Abrota Moore, 1857" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. ^{{cite book |last=Evans |first1=W.H. |authorlink=William Harry Evans |title=The Identification of Indian Butterflies |edition=2nd |location=Mumbai, India |publisher=Bombay Natural History Society |year=1932 |p=159, spp F23}}
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5 : Butterflies of India|Limenitidinae|Butterflies described in 1857|Taxa named by Frederic Moore|Monotypic butterfly genera

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